Harrison (name)
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This article is about the given name and surname, Harrison. For other uses, see Harrison (disambiguation).
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| Pronunciation | /ˈhærɨsən/ HARR-i-sən |
| Meaning | "son of Harris", "son of Harry" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Related names | Harris |
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Harrison is a common patronymic surname of English origin.[1] It may also be spelled Harrisson, Harryson or Harrysson. Harrison means "son of Harry". Early records suggest that the surnames Harrison and Harris were used interchangeably by some families. It is likely that to this day there are some Harrisons and Harrises that are related. Surname DNA projects exist for both Harrison[2] and Harris[3] Harrison is the 37th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[4]
Harrison is also a popular masculine given name derived from the surname, of fairly recent origin.[5]
As a name, Harrison may refer to:
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Surname [edit]
Names listed on further disambiguation pages [edit]
Individual Harrisons [edit]
- Alvin Harrison (born 1974), American athlete
- Anna Harrison (1775–1864), wife of U.S. President William Henry Harrison
- Arthur Leyland Harrison (1886–1918), British naval officer
- Ashley Harrison (born 1981), Australian rugby league player
- Audley Harrison (born 1971), British boxer
- Bret Harrison (born 1982), American actor
- Caroline Harrison (1832–1892), wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison
- Cyril Harrison (1915–1998), English cricketer
- Dhani Harrison (born 1978), English musician
- Ellis Harrison, English footballer
- Fairfax Harrison (1869–1938) American railroad executive and writer
- Gavin Harrison, British drummer
- Gregory Harrison (born 1950), American actor
- H. C. A. Harrison (1836–1929), Australian football pioneer
- Hubert Harrison (1883–1927), American writer and activist
- Jenilee Harrison (born 1959), American actress
- Jerry Harrison (born 1949), American musician
- Joe Harrison (Louisiana politician) (born ca. 1952), American politician
- Kayla Harrison (born 1990), American judoka
- Kenny Harrison (born 1965), American track and field athlete
- Kevin Harrison (born 1981), American football player
- Lou Harrison (1917–2003), American composer
- Marvin Harrison (born 1972), American football player
- Moses Harrison (1932-2013), American jurist
- M. John Harrison (born 1945), British writer
- Nigel Harrison (born 1951), British guitarist
- Pat Harrison (1881–1941), American politician
- Randy Harrison (born 1977), American actor
- Rex Harrison (1908–1990), British actor
- Rodney Harrison (born 1972), American football player
- Ross Granville Harrison (1870–1959), American biologist
- Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854–1936), American lawyer and politician
- Wallace Harrison (1895–1981), American architect
- Wayne Harrison (born 1953), Australian theatre director
- Wayne Harrison (footballer) (born 1957), English football player
- Wilbert Harrison (1929–1994), American singer
Given name [edit]
- Harrison Afful (born 1986), Ghanaian football player
- Harrison Birtwistle (born 1934), British composer
- Harrison Cady (1877–1970), American illustrator
- Harrison Gray Dyar (1805–1875), American inventor
- Harrison Dillard (born 1923), American athlete
- Harrison Ford (born 1942), American actor
- Harrison Gray Otis (publisher) (1837–1917), American publisher
- Harry Libbey (Harrison Libbey, 1843–1913), U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1883–1887
- Harrison Marks (1926–1997), British photographer
- Harrison McCain (1927–2004), Canadian businessman
- Harrison Page (born 1941), American actor
- Harrison Reed (politician) (1813–1899), American politician
- Harrison Reed (ice hockey) (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Harrison Salisbury (1908–1993), American journalist
- Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), American astronaut and politician
- Harrison Storms (1915–1992), American aeronautical engineer
- Harrison White (born 1930), American sociologist
- Harrison Young (1930–2005), American actor
Fiction [edit]
- Harrison Bergeron, fictional character in a short story of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- Robert Harrison Blake, fictional character in the stories of H.P. Lovecraft
- B. J. Harrison, fictional character in the 1990 film The Godfather Part III
- Jude Harrison, fictional character in the television series Instant Star
- Steve Harrison (Robert E. Howard), fictional detective created by Robert E. Howard
- Tony Harrison, fictional shaman in the television series The Mighty Boosh
- Harrison John, fictional character in the television series Popular the show
See also [edit]
- Francis Harison (d. 1740), colonial New York lawyer
- Richard Harison (1748–1829), New York lawyer
- Tom Harrisson (1911–1976), Ethnologist and WW2 Guerilla fighter
References [edit]
- ^ a b British surnames – origin
- ^ "Harrison". worldfamilies.net.
- ^ "Harris". harrisdna.org.
- ^ British surnames
- ^ J. Cresswell (1995). Dictionary of First Names. Bookmart Ltd.
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